Aoun says will stand 'as bulwark' against attacks on the army and its leadership
President Joseph Aoun voiced Tuesday his full support for the Lebanese Army as he met with Army Commander Rodolphe Haydal and Defense Minister Michel Menassah in Yarzeh.
Aoun said he will stand "as a bulwark" against any attacks on the military institution or its leadership.
"If the Army is shaken, the entire nation will be at risk," he said.
Many recent reports had claimed that the Lebanese government was pressured to remove Haykal for his soft approach towards Hezbollah's disarmament.
Axios said Haykal has resisted the government's push to disarm Hezbollah, refusing to deploy troops against the group during its war with Israel.
Haykal's stance has fueled tensions with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and drawn pressure from both Democrats and Republicans in Washington on President Aoun to fire him, the American news outlet said, quoting U.S. officials.
Firas Maksad, managing director for Middle East and North Africa at Eurasia Group, said for his part that "the Lebanese military remains unwilling — some say unable — to enforce the government's decision outlawing Hezbollah's military and security activities."
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Israel has said that Hezbullah is the only thing it is scared of in the entire region and that if Lebanon had any concern for Israel's feelings, Lebanon would bomb the hell out of Hezbullah, so that Israel's tender young war criminal pilots can get some much needed quality time with their as-it-were families.
